A lot of villagers sought answers from Ope' about why the volcano devastated their village, and if the presence of these outsiders ( missionaries) had anything to do with it. Older villagers vaguely recall a prophecy that their village will be destroyed by a volcano, which will herald the presence of unwanted infiltrators.
A lone zebra races by the village immediately before the eruption. Zebras have a lot of symbolism to the villagers, although these striped horses usually graze many, many miles away.
Mahatma was once the equivalent of a sergeant in the village militia. In the village sty swine acted really anxious just before the eruption. Olla, a young woman villager had a splint on her left arm. She stumbled, fell and broke her arm as a tremor occurred following the eruption. Salah, the family maid had to do nearly everything for her while she recovered. (to be cont'd)
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